Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) vs Samsung Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB)
Side by side comparison between Sony Xperia acro HD vs Samsung Galaxy A15 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4.3"
LED
LED
720x1280
12
MP
MP
1.3mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
1910
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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6.5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340
50
MP
MP
13mp
8GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
5000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
6 Advantages 
24 Advantages | 17 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| +10 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| Model | Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) |
| Other model names | NTT DoCoMo Sony Ericsson Xperia acro HD SO-03D, Sony Hikari | Galaxy A15 4G LTE SM-A155F/Dual-SIM NFC |
| Country or region available |  Japan |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Sony | Samsung |
| Release date | 3/1/2012 | 12/16/2023, Announced: 12/11/2023 |
| Depth | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) | 8.4 millimeters (0.33 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66 x 126 millimeters (2.6 x 4.96 in) | 76.8 x 160.1 millimeters (3.02 x 6.3 in) |
| Weight | 149 grams (5.22 ounces) | 200 grams (7 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Waterproof (IP?) | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LED-Backlit LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 4.3" inches | 6.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~61.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~84.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels (19.5:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 342 PPI | 396 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 90Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | 800nits[peak] |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| System version | Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread | Android 14 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | One UI 6.1 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 | 64bit: MediaTek Helio G99 (6nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.5GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 2x 2.2GHz ARM Cortex-A76 (Dual-core) 6x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A55 (Hexa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 220 | ARM Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 317085 (v9), 375321 (v10) Geekbench: 1928 (v5), 1936 (v6) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 8GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 16GB (11GB available) | 256GB (236GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 14.4/5.76 Mbps | 300/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 800/850/1700/2100 | UMTS 850/900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat7 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat7 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 12 megapixels | (triple camera) 50 megapixels 5MP ultrawide f/2.2 2MP macro f/2.4 |
| Main camera resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.4 (aperture) | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 1080p@30fps 720p@120fps (slow motion) |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.3 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Digital TV | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Micro HDMI Type D | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 5.3 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou, QZSS |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted) Virtual proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1910 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 25W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 9 hours | 51 hours (2.1 days) |
| Standby | 410 hours (17.1 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | External retractable antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Aqua, Sakura, Ceramic • 2GB microSD included • Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine • Sony xLOUD • PlayNow • 3D sweep panorama • Video stabiliser • Java framework | • Colors: Brave Black, Optimistic Blue, Magical Blue, Personality Yellow |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Xperia acro HD (SO-03D) | Galaxy A15 (SM-A155F/DSN 256GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.42W/kg (head), 1.29W/kg (body) |